I love Sundance and it will have more than its fair share of truly indie films. However, when your movie stars Bruce Willis (Lay the Favorite) or Chris Rock (2 Days in New York) or Kirsten Dunst (Bachelorette), it’s not really an “indie”. It’s a low-budget drama or comedy. The Slamdance Film Festival, on the other hand, is comprised of true indies. It runs concurrently with Sundance and its motto is “By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers” because it’s the only festival fully programmed by filmmakers. If you’re at Sundance and want to take a break from the crush of long lines and want to see a movie you’ll probably never see anywhere else, head over to Slamdance.

Hit the jump for the list of 18 features and 10 documentaries playing at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival, which runs from January 20 – 26th in Park City, Utah. We’ve also included images from the films.

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY KODAK:

“Bindlestiffs”Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin (USA)
World Premiere
Three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended from school on a graffiti charge, flee to the inner city to live out the plot of “The Catcher in the Rye.”
Cast: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin, John Karna

“Comforting Skin”
Director: Derek Franson, Screenwriter: Derek Franson (Canada)
US Premiere
A lonely young woman’s desperate need for emotional and physical companionship draws her into a surreal and ultimately destructive relationship with a shifting and whispering tattoo she has willed to life on her skin.Cast: Jane Sowerby, Tygh Runyan, Victoria Bidewell

“Doppelgänger Paul (or A Film About How Much I Hate Myself)”
Director: Dylan Akio Smith, Kris Elgstrand, Screenwriter: Kris Elgstrand (Canada)
US Premiere
The unlikely relationship of two lonely men whose connection sets off a chain of events resulting in the loss of a thumb, the theft of a manuscript, and two appearances on a popular morning talk show.Cast: Brad Dryborough, Tygh Runyan

“Faith, Love and Whiskey”
Director: Kristina Nikolova, Screenwriters: Kristina Nikolova, Paul Dalio (Bulgaria)
World Premiere
A young Bulgarian woman, engaged to a well-off American, panics and runs back home, reuniting with her drifter friends and the wild life of her past and falling in love with her passionate but alcoholic best friend.Cast: Ana Stojanovska, Valeri Yordanov, John Keabler, Lidia Indjova, Yavor Baharov

“Heavy Girls”Director: Axel Ranisch, Screenwriters: Axel Ranisch, Heiko Pinkowski, Peter Trabner (Germany)
US Premiere
Sven lives with his elderly mother; Daniel is her caregiver. When she wanders off, their misadventure to find her leads them to discover their confusing affection for each other.Cast: Heiko Pinkowski, Peter Trabner, Ruth Bickelhaupt

“The Sound of Small Things”
Director/Screenwriter: Peter McLarnan (USA)
World Premiere
Sam and Cara’s attempt to navigate their young marriage is complicated by miscommunication, suspicion and her deafness.Cast: Cara Krippner, Sam Hoolihan

“Sundowning”
Director/Screenwriter: Frank Rinaldi (Singapore/USA)
World Premiere
A story about the relationship between a young woman who has lost her memory and her mysterious caregiver.Cast: Shannon Fitzpatrick, Susan Chau

“Welcome to Pine Hill”
Director/Screenwriter: Keith Miller (USA)
World Premiere
A reformed drug dealer, now a claims adjuster by day and bouncer by night, receives earthshattering news that compels him to return to his past and seek transcendence beyond the Brooklyn concrete.Cast: Shannon Harper, Mary Meyers, David Williams

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION PROGRAM:

“Buffalo Girls”
Director: Todd Kellstein (Thailand/USA)
World Premiere
Two eight year old girls fight in rural Thailand’s underground child boxing economy to earn money to support their families.

“The First Season”
Director: Rudd Simmons (USA)
World Premiere
To achieve their version of the American dream, the Van Amburg family struggle as they fight against relentless toil, financial ruin and the harsh reality of dairy farming.

“Getting Up”
Director: Caskey Ebeling, Screenwriter: Tempt (USA)
World Premiere
After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and rendered almost completely paralyzed, Tony “Tempt” Quan, a legendary L.A. graffiti artist, regains his voice through technology that reads the movement of his eyes and enables him to create art and write once again.

“I Want My Name Back”
Director: Roger Paradiso (USA)
Utah Premiere
Thirty years after the historic recording of the iconic mega-hit “Rapper’s Delight,” Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.

“Kelly”
Director: James Stenson (USA)
World Premiere
Having fled a provincial past, a young, transgender prostitute searches for love and acceptance in a landscape of broken Hollywood Dreams.

“No Ashes, No Phoenix”
Director/Screenwriter: Jens Pfeifer (Germany)
World Premiere
A locker room expose about young basketball players in Hagen, Germany who face their fears of losing and challenge enormous odds to succeed.

“We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists”
Director/Screenwriter: Brian Knappenberger (USA)
World Premiere
An intimate look inside the world of Anonymous, the radical “hacktivist” collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age.

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